Compassion in World Farming is calling on legislators to ban caged animal farming to underpin the voluntary progress made by businesses towards cage-free production reflected in its latest Eggtrack report released today (24 January). With leading food companies, public opinion and robust scientific evidence supporting a cage-free future, Compassion is urging policy makers to introduce legislation to underpin the end of cages. Cage-free production is supported by much of the scientific community as shown in a series of European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) opinions. EggTrack monitors, tracks and encourages the successful voluntary transition to cage-free of the world’s largest food businesses. Between them they have made 715 cage-free commitments of which 511 (71%) are reporting on progress, with an average 75% transition to cage-free eggs.
